Pigs on Purpose is the first studio album released by British post-punk band The Nightingales. It was released in 1982 through the Cherry Red record label and was distributed by Pinnacle.[2] The album reached #15 in the UK Indie Chart.
James Robert wrote that the album was "a summation of their live set", but "let down by a flat production that didn't do justice to the duelling guitar thrust".[3]Stewart Lee in 2004 wrote in The Sunday Times that it "is the CD reissue of the year".[4]
Track listing
"Blood For Dirt" - 2:59
"Start From Scratch" - 2:24
"One Mistake" - 2:40
"Well Done, Underdog" - 1:47
"The Crunch" - 4:51
"The Hedonists Sigh" - 2:25
"It Lives Again!" - 3:01
"Make Good" - 2:24
"Don't Blink" - 3:58
"Joking Apart" - 2:17
"Yeah, It's O.K." - 5:15
"Use Your Loaf" - 2:07
"Blisters" - 4:29
The album was re-released in 2004, and included the band's 2nd, 3rd and 4th singles plus their respective b-sides. The debut single, "Idiot Strength", was not included. The additional tracks are:
"Inside Out" - 3:01 (B-side to "Use Your Loaf")
"Under The Lash" - 2:15 (B-side to "Use Your Loaf")
"Paraffin Brain" - 2:57 (3rd single)
"Elvis The Last Ten Days" - 2:50 (B-side to "Paraffin Brain")
